UPSC Engineering Services 2021, UPSC ESE Dates, Application, Eligibility

UPSC Engineering Services 2021 Vacancy Details

Recruitment on the results of this examination will be made to the Services/ Posts under the following categories

Employment Type

Central Govt Jobs

Name of the Post

Engineering Services Examination

Job Location

All over India

No. of Vacancies

To be announced

Vacancies Category

Category I: Civil Engineering
Category II: Mechanical Engineering
Category III: Electrical Engineering
Category IV: Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering

UPSC Engineering Services 2021 Important Dates

Start Date to Apply Online for UPSC IES 2021        

07th April 2021

Last Date to Submit the UPSC ESE 2021 Application form   

27th April 2021

Release of ESE 2021 Admit Card     

2nd week of June 2021

UPSC ESE 2021 Exam Date (Preliminary)  

18th July 2021

Declaration of UPSC IES 2021 Prelims Result        

September 2021

Engineering Services Examination 2021 (Main)       

October 10, 2021

Declaration of Final Result    

December 2021

Name of the Posts

Category I - Civil Engineering

Group-A Services/ Posts

1. (i) Indian Railway Service of Engineers.
2. (ii) Indian Railway Stores Service (Civil Engineering Posts).
3. (iii) Central Engineering Service
4. (iv) Central Engineering Service (Roads), Group‐A (Civil Engineering Posts).
5. (v) Survey of India Group ‘A’ Service.
6. (vi) AEE(Civil) in Border Road Engineering Service.
7. (vii) Indian Defence Service of Engineers
8. (viii) AEE(QS&C) in MES Surveyor Cadre
9. (ix) Central Water Engineering (Group ‘A’) Service
10. (x) Indian Skill Development Service

Category II - Mechanical Engineering

Group‐A/B Services/Posts

1. (i) Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers.
2. (ii) Indian Railway Stores Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts).
3. (iii) AEE in GSI Engineering Service Gr ‘A’.
4. (iv) Indian Defence Service of Engineers.
5. (v) Indian Naval Armament Service (Mechanical Engineering Posts).
6. (vi) Asstt. Naval Store Officer Grade‐I (Mechanical Engineering Posts) in Indian Navy.
7. (vii) AEE(Elec & Mech) in Border Roads Engineering Service(Mechanical Engineering Posts).
8. (viii) Central Water Engineering (Group ‘A’) Service.
9. (ix) Central Power Engineering Service Gr ‘A’ (Mechanical Engineering Posts).
10. (x) Indian Skill Development Service.
11. (xi) Central Power Engineering Service Gr ‘B’ (Mechanical Engineering Posts).

Category III - Electrical Engineering

Group‐A/B Services/Posts

1. (i) Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers.
2. (ii) Indian Railway Stores Service (Electrical Engineering Posts).
3. (iii) Central Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Service (Electrical Engineering Posts).
4. (iv) Indian Defence Service of Engineers.
5. (v) Asstt. Naval Store Officer Grade‐I (Electrical Engineering Posts) in Indian Navy.
6. (vi) Central Power Engineering Service Gr ‘A’ (Electrical Engineering Posts).
7. (vii) Defence Aeronautical Quality Assurance Service/SSO‐II (Electrical).
8. (viii) Indian Skill Development Service.
9. (ix) Central Power Engineering Service Gr ‘B’ (Electrical Engineering Posts).

Category IV - Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering

Group‐A/B Services/Posts

1. (i) Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers.
2. (ii) Indian Railway Stores Service (Telecommunication/Electronics Engineering Posts).
3. (iii) Indian Radio Regulatory Service Gr ‘A’.
4. (iv) Indian Telecommunication Service Gr ‘A’.
5. (v) Indian Naval Armament Service (Electronics and Telecom Engineering Posts).
6. (vi) Asstt. Naval Store Officer Grade‐I (Electronics and Telecom Engg. Posts) in Indian Navy.
7. (vii) Central Power Engineering Service Gr ‘A’ (Electronics & Telecom Engineering Posts).
8. (viii) Indian Skill Development Service.
9. (ix) Junior Telecom Officer Gr ‘B’.
10. (x) Central Power Engineering Service Gr ‘B’ (Electronics & Telecom Engineering Posts).

Eligibility Criteria for UPSC Engineering Services 2021

Nationality

A candidate must be either (a) a citizen of India, or (b) a subject of Nepal, or (c) a subject of Bhutan, or (d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 01st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or (e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka or East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethiopia or from Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Govt. of India.

A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary, may be admitted to the exam but the offer of appointment may be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate has been issued by the Govt. of India.

Age Limit

A candidate for this examination must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 30 years on the 01st January 2021 i.e., he/she must have been born not earlier than 2nd January 1991 and not later than 1st January 2000

The upper age‐limit of 30 years will be relaxable upto 35 years in the case of Govt. Servants of the following categories, if they are employed in a Dept. /Office under the control of any of the authorities mentioned in below and apply for admission to the exam for all or any of the Service(s)/Post(s) mentioned, for which they are otherwise eligible

Up to maximum of five years in the case of Ex-servicemen including Commissioned Officers and ECOs/SSCOs, who have rendered at least five years Military Service as on 01st January 2020 and have been released (i) on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due) to be completed within one year from 01st January 2020 otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency

Minimum Educational Qualification:

For admission to the examination, a candidate must have:

a)

Obtained a degree in Engineering from a University incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India or other Educational Institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as Universities under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956; or

 b)

Passed Sections A and B of the Institution Exams  of the Institution of Engineers (India); or

c)

Obtained a degree/diploma in Engineering from such foreign University/College/Institution and under such conditions
d) as may be recognised by the Government for the purpose from time to time, or

e)

Passed Graduate Membership Examination of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (India);or

f)

Passed Associate Membership Examination Parts II and III/Sections A and B of the Aeronautical Society of India; or

g)

Passed Graduate Membership Examination of the Institution of Electronics and Radio Engineers, London held after November 1959

Provided that a candidate for the post of Indian Naval Armament Service (Electronics Engineering Posts) and Indian Radio Regulatory Service Group ‘A’ may possess any of the above qualifications or the qualification mentioned below namely: